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Cut Flowers A practical guide to their selection and care Su Whale

Cut Flowers A practical guide to their selection and care By Su Whale

Cut Flowers A practical guide to their selection and care by Su Whale


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Summary

This is the Fourth edition of this best-selling book on the care and conditioning of fresh cut flowers. This replaces Edition 3 which has now sold out This A5, quick reference, easy to use guide is packed with essential information not just on the selection and care of flowers but tips on how to dry flowers and how to condition garden grown blooms.

Cut Flowers A practical guide to their selection and care Summary

Cut Flowers A practical guide to their selection and care by Su Whale

'The only cut flower book you'll ever need!' First published in 2011 this bestseller is now found in floristry workrooms and classrooms across the UK and worldwide and is recommended by many leading floristry tutors. Fully revised and expanded, the fourth edition is packed with the same straight forward information on how to care for and condition over 160 fresh cut flowers both at the florists' shop and in the home. Florists, floristry students, flowers arrangers, brides - indeed anyone who enjoys having flowers in the home will find this book invaluable. Filled with easy to follow care instructions, flower availability, colour range and vase life, there are also tips on simple arranging, the flowers suitability for wedding work and advice on drying and preserving. Every flower has been individually photographed in full colour, making identification easy. Arranged in alphabetical order of botanical names there is also an index of common names to help you find your favourite flower - plus a mini floral miscellany of wedding anniversaries, national flowers and rose meanings. Printed in paperback in a convenient A5 size and spiral bound with a wipe clean cover, this book has been specifically designed to fit into a college bag or workbox. An indispensable flower guide you'll not want to be without.

About Su Whale

Su Whale has been working in the flower industry for over 25 years, working as a florist in a busy retail florist shop in Birmingham, UK for 20 years before leaving to concentrate on a freelance career. She also writes regularly for the floristry press and has contributed articles to a wide range of general interest magazines. A regular visitor to flower and horticultural shows in both the UK and abroad, she has appeared on BBC One's live coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show. Su is also a floristry consultant for Interflora and is on the expert panel of 'Grow Your Own' magazine answering questions on growing and caring for cut flowers. Su is a Fellow of the British Florist Association and a holder of the National Diploma in Floristry.

Table of Contents

How to use this book Looking after your cut flowers Conditioning garden grown flowers Drying and Preserving A botanical list of cut flowers from Acacia - Zinnia A mini floral miscellany containing: Wedding anniversaries Rose meanings National flowers UK Saint's days Floral emblems of the UK Glossary of botanical and floristry terms Index of common names Acknowledgements and thanks

Additional information

NGR9780956871350
9780956871350
0956871356
Cut Flowers A practical guide to their selection and care by Su Whale
New
Paperback
Jago Publishing Ltd
2020-07-20
172
N/A
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